French Country Kitchens

I find the elements in French country kitchens very appealing:

exposed beams, distressed wood cabinets, stone or stucco walls...

 

 large family tables...

 ceramic backsplashes...

terracotta pottery and hanging cookware...

beautiful but yet rustic fireplaces...

sigh...

and wrought iron hangers...

pretty...

I used to like modern architecture with very clean and simple lines. 

It appears that, the older I get, 

the more I lean towards more rustic but elegant pieces with a history 

(maybe because that's what I'm becoming?)

Though a contemporary stainless steel piece of furniture may be hip and quite attractive, 

I find beauty in the more polished and slightly distressed pieces.

Hope you find a style that suits your taste.

Besos, my loves.

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Pretty kitchens

Family's coming over this weekend. 

I need to clean my house.

Usually, watching home improvement shows or looking at pretty images 

gets me in the mood to start getting my house in order. 

I need to clean my kitchen
which in NO WAY

looks like any of these...
(unfortunately). 

But these are so nice...

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

I think I'll go to the movies first, I'll clean tomorrow.

Muchas gracias for stopping by,

 

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